Sustainability

Achieving sustainability on Kauai will rely on changes in policies and practices in government, business and individual households.

Click here for links to books, presentations, resources and articles so you can learn more.

KPAA’s Sustainability Action Team, in partnership with the Eric A. Knudsen Trust, is developing radio public service announcements to help raise awareness about issues related to Kauai’s sustainability.  Additional information on these issues is available below.

Kauai Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance (took effect January 11, 2011)

Ordinance for Plastic Bag Ban

Plastic Bag Ban Rules

Frequently Asked Questions on Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance

If have have any questions, call the County Recycling Office at (808) 241-4837 or (808) 241-4841.

Food Security & Community Gardens

The Community Gardens Project – Sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Career Pathways Program at Kauai Community College, it provides training classes and technical support to individuals seeking to start a home garden and/or to groups planning to develop a community garden to serve their neighborhood.  Phone Glenn Hontz EdD at 246-4859 or hontz@hawaii.edu

Kalaheo Neighborhood Center Cooperative Community Garden Program (CCGP) – County Parks & Recreation and Kauai Community College have joined together to foster home gardens and cooperative community gardening. Contact Neil Brosnahan at 346-8460 or email: brosnahan77@msn.com.

Kauai County Farm Bureau – http://www.hfbf.org

Kekaha Community Garden - Communal gardening, no individual plots; monthly membership fees plus two hours/week minimum gardening at the site are required.  Receive weekly box of food; training in organic gardening and other topics available.  Contact Diane Rosenkranz, Garden Coordinator at 651-5197 or kekahagarden@gmail.com

Kilauea Community Garden - There are 48 15’x20’ plots. Sign up fee and monthly membership fee for individuals and families or businesses and organizations required.  Includes individual water spigot and daily access.  On site workshops and training programs are available for beginner and experienced farmers.  Contact Keone Kealoha Phone 828-0685 x14 or info@malamakauai.org; www.MalamaKauai.org

Seed to Table – works with KCC and it’s Office of Continued Education and Training (OCET) to offer agricultural initiatives and educational programs for all ages.  Phone:  828-0800.

Waipa Foundation, Hanalei - Within the 1,600 acre ahupua’a of Waipa there are three garden sites that are part of Waipa’s Ahupua`a Learning Center featuring programs for creating and restoring wetland and dryland farming areas for kalo and other crops-for food, cultural practice, and other uses.  Waipa Garden has canoe plants and many established natives which serve as both demonstration and seed source for propagation and outplanting.  Waipa lo`i, is two acres of kalo and experiments with more organic and sustainable practices.  Field O Dreams is an organic vegetable garden with lettuces, kale, chard, tomatoes, eggplant, herbs and more that are prepared and consumed within programs and/or sold at farmers market.  Office Phone: 826-9969; Email: info@waipafoundation.org; Website: http://www.waipafoundation.org/projects.php

Healthy Eating Guidelines:

United States Dept. of Agriculture’s Dietary Guidelines for a Healthier Life

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion